Volume containing, in part, brief biographies of men who were, or who were claimed to have been, Scottish authors (folios 6-8, 11, 12-16 verso, 30-39, 51 verso-54).
Scope and Contents
The biographies are written in a formal 17th-century hand, similar to that of the greater part of Adv.MS.33.7.17, and are arranged in a very approximately chronological order.
The biographies are interspersed with writings on various topics, written in an informal contemporary hand, or hands, similar to the informal hand(s) in Adv.MS.33.7.17. The topics include poems (folios 2 verso-5 verso, 77-77 verso), an account entitled `De Monasteriis Scotorum` (folio 63), and some extracts from printed books; a few leaves (folios 55-56, 59-60, 65-66) are blank.
The spine of the volume is stamped `Elogia clar[issimorum] virorum`, but this is merely the title of the writing at folio 2.
Dates
- Creation: Early 17th century.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (84 folios. Quarto.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Bibliography
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 23 07 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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